The living and / or living room is one of the most important and lived-in rooms in the house. Central space of every home, be it small or large, must always be organized and furnished by evaluating the tastes and needs of those who live it, but it should also always be thought of on the basis of some inevitable elements that we could define as “fundamental”. These are four central (and lasting) furnishings, on which to make a real economic investment, central pieces to build a good, livable and harmonious living room. Starting from a good sofa, comfortable and of quality, up to a bookcase, to be “built” over time, we discover which are the elements on which we must focus when we are thinking about a new living room, or when we want to renovate what you already have.
Central element of any self-respecting living room, the sofa, together with table and chairs, is perhaps the piece on which it is better to pay more attention and for which to allocate the highest budget. Among the most used elements of this space, it will be an important investment that will pay for itself over time, it must first of all be of good quality and robust, but above all be well proportioned to the size of the environment. Therefore, it will be chosen on the basis of the furnishing style of the living room, but also with a shape and with harmonious measures that fit well into the space and create the right balance with the other furnishings present. To be preferred with a simple shape and in a neutral color (light gray, butter white, beige, cream …) it must be practical and easily manageable, for this reason even if the living room is very large,A functional coffee table with a carpet “that warms”
Coordinated with each other and in turn coordinated with the sofa that frames them, coffee table and carpet are two essential furnishing accessories to give personality and character to this room of the house.
The first is useful and practical, a sofa without a table and a bit like a car without wheels, and the second one, stylistically fundamental, to create the right harmony between the elements, should be conceived consequently to each other, to create a unicum that both captivating, simple and fluid. The advice is to choose a coffee table, whether rectangular or round, proportionate to the sofa and with a not too demanding design and to use the carpet as a breaking element to give the space as much personality as possible. So, if for the sofa and coffee table with neutral colors and traditional materials you are sure not to make mistakes, for the carpet to be daring is the watchword. Whether with an important texture, with a precious texture, with XL dimensions or with strong colors,A good dining table
The heart of the living room and, more generally, of the domestic banquet, the dining table / chairs couple represents, with the sofa, the fulcrum of the living room. The table should always be chosen, whatever the style you want to give to the environment, practical, comfortable and not too bulky (which does not go beyond six seats), preferably in an extendable model that gives the possibility to increase, if necessary, the seats and with bambe or with a central foot not too important. For chairs, everything (or almost) is allowed, green light to the contrast of materials and colors, leaving room for imagination and opening the field to a trend of recent years that sees the two pieces of furniture free to each other, harmoniously combined, but not necessarily coordinated.
Whether it’s a good part of a modern wall unit or a traditional built-in or freestanding bookcase, books in the living room should never be missing. They furnish, fill and give the space that personal touch and irreplaceable character, which can really make a difference. In choosing the right model, if you have a very spacious living room, the hypothesis of equipping an entire wall with a large bookcase may not be wrong, otherwise, you can organize yourself with a frestanding model among the many present on the market, to be placed in a corner of the living room. In wood, metal, super contemporary in design or traditional in shape, the advice is to leave books as much space as possible and, in the organization, not to be in a hurry.
Whether you want to furnish your living room with the most classic of styles, with minimal furnishings or using the latest furnishing trends, the advice is to start from these four indispensable ingredients trying to harmonize them as much as possible with each other and with the space that contains them. The success of the “perfect” living room will depend on their choice and composition.
Claudia Schiera
